Short Takes: More Rate Volatility / Applications Decline Again / Home Price Projection / Angel Oak REIT Returns to Profitability November 6, 2024 Brandon Ivey The 10-year opened the day at 4.258% and spiked to nearly 4.50%.Read More
Complaints to CFPB Involving Mortgages Stand Out November 5, 2024 Shannon Clark Complaints about credit reporting dominated submissions to the CFPB and they more than doubled on an annual basis through the first three quarters of this year.Read More
Another Profit for Onity but Book Value Lags November 5, 2024 Paul Muolo Revenues increased 7.7% from 2Q24 but compensation to executives and employees rose 8.2%.Read More
FoA’s Debt Move Draws Mixed Reviews From Fitch November 5, 2024 Brandon Ivey Ultimately, Fitch's long-term issuer default rating on Finance of America went from C to CCC.Read More
Short Takes: Volatility Expected for Interest Rates / First-Time Homebuyers Get Older / Angelo Gordon REIT Buying Home Equity Loans / PIMCO, Chase Win Fannie RPL Auctions / Positive Outlook for New American Funding November 5, 2024 Brandon Ivey Uncertainty regarding election results could cause some interest rate volatility in the near term.Read More
Anxiety Looms as Credit Score Changes Approach November 4, 2024 Dennis Hollier It doesn’t help that the Federal Housing Finance Agency is simultaneously trying to implement a bi-merge to replace the tri-merge method.Read More
Ginnie Issuers Ready to Meet Tougher Capital Requirements November 1, 2024 Monica Hogan Ginnie initially planned on implementing the capital requirements at the end of 2023, along with other reforms.Read More
Chase Program Offers Interest Rate Incentive for Jumbo Borrowers November 1, 2024 James Dohnert Rate discounts through the program range from 0.125% to 1.0%.Read More
Figure to Issue Securitization With Seasoned HELOCs November 1, 2024 Brandon Ivey The issuance is linked to HELOCs that have seasoned for an average of 28 months.Read More
Short Takes: Interest Rates Cresting? / PennyMac Stocks Non-Agency MBS With Agency-Eligible Loans / Variety of Lenders With Loans in Angel Oak MBS / Steady Mortgage Profits at LendingTree November 1, 2024 Brandon Ivey Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac, suggested that interest rates on mortgages could level off soon.Read More